SSS Bern 2025
59 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Bern, Switzerland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1991, and top seed was Marco Salami (🇮🇹 ITA, 2085).
Marco Salami (🇮🇹 ITA, 2085) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Marcel Bodmer (6.5) and Haltmeier Bruno (6.0). Salami shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Roland Enderli (1688) beat Franz Meier (1883), a +195-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 6.5/8. Salami takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (37.5).
Marcel Bodmer lost to Marco Salami (White).
Marcel Bodmer 3 wins (R4–R6)Marco Salami 4 wins (R1–R4)Haltmeier Bruno 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marcel Bodmer | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Marco Salami | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Haltmeier Bruno | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Hansuli Remensberger | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salami, Marco | 2085 | ITA | +44N | +13B | +2N | +3B | −4N | +9B | =8N | +10B | 6.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 32.50 | 2150 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Bodmer, Marcel | 1979 | SUI | +38B | +34N | −1B | +14N | +16B | +7N | =4N | +8B | 6.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 28.75 | 2158 | +35.0 |
| 3 | Haltmeier Bruno | 1889 | SUI | +59N | +35B | +7B | −1N | +33B | =10N | =5B | +4N | 6.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 22.75 | 2098 | +86.8 |
| 4 | Riesen, Markus | 2024 | SUI | +31B | =14N | +29B | =37N | +1B | +5N | =2B | −3B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 27.25 | 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Remensberger, Hansuli | 2018 | SUI | +32N | +8B | =33N | =9B | +24N | −4B | =3N | +14B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 25.25 | 2005 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Tschurr, Christof | 1794 | SUI | +53B | −15N | =10N | +41B | +26N | =18B | =9N | +13B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 20.75 | 1964 | +37.4 |
| 7 | Bellmann, Rambert | 2042 | SUI | +23N | +18B | −3N | +11B | +13N | −2B | =24N | =9B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 40.5 | 23.25 | 1963 | -15.6 |
| 8 | Bracher, Juerg | 1837 | SUI | +41B | −5N | +40B | =15N | +17B | +20N | =1B | −2N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 20.50 | 1995 | +33.2 |
| 9 | Polanyi, Peter | 1897 | SUI | =40B | +28N | +22B | =5N | +37B | −1N | =6B | =7N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 21.50 | 1974 | +15.6 |
| 10 | Eschmann, Pascal | 1902 | SUI | +36B | −33N | =6B | +38N | +22B | =3B | +18N | −1N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 21.75 | 1927 | +5.0 |
| 11 | Ernst, Heinz | 1797 | SUI | +52B | =20N | +17B | −7N | =15B | =14N | =12B | +27N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 19.75 | 1962 | +34.8 |
| 12 | Binder, Beat | 1865 | SUI | +21B | −48B | +25N | −16N | =23B | +45B | =11N | +37N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 20.25 | 1891 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Hofmann, Hans | 1886 | SUI | +42B | −1N | +30B | +27N | −7B | =16N | +22B | −6N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 17.75 | 1893 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Fleischer, Eugen | 1856 | SUI | +46N | =4B | =19N | −2B | +36N | =11B | +33B | −5N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 17.50 | 1890 | +8.0 |
| 15 | Zahner, Josef | 1927 | SUI | +25N | +6B | −48N | =8B | =11N | =19B | +34N | F | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 20.75 | 1939 | +6.4 |
| 16 | Spring, Markus | 1822 | SUI | =43N | +54B | =26N | +12B | −2N | =13B | =19N | =18B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 17.25 | 1841 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Stadler, Rudolf | 1898 | SUI | +45N | =19B | −11N | +49B | −8N | +25B | =27N | =23B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 16.50 | 1816 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Sijbring, Henk | 1856 | SUI | +51B | −7N | +36B | =26B | +42N | =6N | −10B | =16N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 16.00 | 1865 | +2.4 |
| 19 | Schaerer, Marie-Anne | 1782 | SUI | +57B | =17N | =14B | −24N | +40B | =15N | =16B | =20N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 15.25 | 1861 | +15.2 |
| 20 | Thuerig, Catherine | 1936 | SUI | +49N | =11B | −37N | +28B | =34N | −8B | +30N | =19B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 17.00 | 1834 | -21.2 |
| 21 | Laska, Heinz | 1685 | SUI | −12N | +23B | −27N | =25B | =28N | +47B | =26N | +49B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 16.25 | 1806 | +22.4 |
| 22 | Schaerer, Marc | 1797 | SUI | +55N | =26B | −9N | +35B | −10N | +39B | −13N | +36B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1819 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Aegerter, Klaus | 1757 | SUI | −7B | −21N | +57N | +51B | =12N | =26B | +41B | =17N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 13.25 | 1821 | +10.8 |
| 24 | Meier, Franz | 1883 | SUI | −35N | +58B | +56N | +19B | −5B | +37N | =7B | F | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1866 | -2.2 |
| 25 | Gil, Oscar | 1734 | SUI | −15B | +52N | −12B | =21N | +50B | −17N | +56N | +34B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 11.75 | 1776 | +15.6 |
| 26 | Dorand, Jean-Pierre | 1935 | SUI | +30B | =22N | =16B | =18N | −6B | =23N | =21B | =33N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 17.00 | 1779 | -32.8 |
| 27 | Jansen, Bert | 1827 | SUI | =50B | =40N | +21B | −13B | =39N | +42N | =17B | −11B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 14.25 | 1742 | -35.2 |
| 28 | Rimann, Theo | 1785 | SUI | =58N | −9B | +46N | −20N | =21B | +43B | =36N | =32B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 12.25 | 1749 | -6.8 |
| 29 | Wyss, Christian | 0 | SUI | =54N | +43B | −4N | −42B | =35N | −36B | +39N | +45B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Corbat, Philippe (19925) | 1737 | SUI | −26N | +57B | −13N | −39B | +51N | +44B | −20B | +41N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1737 | -1.2 |
| 31 | Willimann, Philipp | 1750 | SUI | −4N | =46B | =39N | =43B | =41N | =35B | =45N | +40B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1712 | -9.4 |
| 32 | Fiechter, Pierre | 1747 | SUI | −5B | =51N | =50B | −40N | +55B | =38N | +42B | =28N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1722 | -6.2 |
| 33 | Buntschu, Kurt | 1781 | SUI | +47N | +10B | =5B | F | −3N | =34B | −14N | =26B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.50 | 1852 | +10.4 |
| 34 | Zingg, Walter | 1851 | SUI | +39N | −2B | =35N | +45B | =20B | =33N | −15B | −25N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 12.25 | 1758 | -20.8 |
| 35 | Enderli, Roland | 1688 | SUI | +24B | −3N | =34B | −22N | =29B | =31N | =38B | =43N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 13.50 | 1736 | +8.2 |
| 36 | Benninger,Beat | 1712 | SUI | −10N | +47B | −18N | +56B | −14B | +29N | =28B | −22N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 10.50 | 1473 | -23.0 |
| 37 | Erb, Bernhard | 1803 | SUI | F | +50N | +20B | =4B | −9N | −24B | +49N | −12B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.25 | 1852 | +9.2 |
| 38 | Fankhauser, Heinz | 1742 | SUI | −2N | =39B | +54N | −10B | =43N | =32B | =35N | =46B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1646 | -19.4 |
| 39 | Strupat, Thomas | 1651 | SUI | −34B | =38N | =31B | +30N | =27B | −22N | −29B | +52N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 11.75 | 1755 | +19.4 |
| 40 | Guarisco, Renzo | 1706 | SUI | =9N | =27B | −8N | +32B | −19N | F | +47B | −31N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 1682 | -3.8 |
| 41 | Stalder, Daniel | 1650 | SUI | −8N | =49B | +44N | −6N | =31B | +57B | −23N | −30B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 7.25 | 1612 | -7.2 |
| 42 | Adam, Peter | 1693 | SUI | −13N | =44B | +58N | +29N | −18B | −27B | −32N | =51B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 7.25 | 1522 | -23.6 |
| 43 | Wipf, Armin | 1587 | SUI | =16B | −29N | F | =31N | =38B | −28N | +44B | =35B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1761 | +27.4 |
| 44 | Kraehenbuehl, Jean | 1780 | SUI | −1B | =42N | −41B | =50N | +46B | −30N | −43N | +53B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 7.75 | 1611 | -38.0 |
| 45 | Schuepbach, Hanspeter | 1712 | SUI | −17B | =53N | +55B | −34N | +52B | −12N | =31B | −29N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1666 | -9.4 |
| 46 | Scholian, Ruedi | 1681 | SUI | −14B | =31N | −28B | F | −44N | +52N | +50B | =38N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1681 | -1.6 |
| 47 | Kramer, Heinz | 0 | SUI | −33B | −36N | =52B | =55N | +53B | −21N | −40N | +54B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Pfitzer, Norbert, Prof. Dr. | 2061 | GER | +56B | +12N | +15B | F | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2696 | +11.4 |
| 49 | Birrer, Alfred | 1738 | SUI | −20B | =41N | +53B | −17N | F | +54N | −37B | −21N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1557 | -28.0 |
| 50 | Muehlemann, Walter | 1623 | SUI | =27N | −37B | =32N | =44B | −25N | −56B | −46N | +57B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1569 | -7.8 |
| 51 | Reisinger, Karl-Heinz | 1672 | SUI | −18N | =32B | F | −23N | −30B | =55N | +58B | =42N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1528 | -22.0 |
| 52 | Cauderay, Philippe | 1581 | SUI | −11N | −25B | =47N | +58B | −45N | −46B | =53N | −39B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 3.00 | 1283 | -33.4 |
| 53 | Egli, Arnold | 1531 | SUI | −6N | =45B | −49N | −54B | −47N | +58N | =52B | −44N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 1481 | -5.8 |
| 54 | De Bastiani, Maurizio | 0 | SUI | =29B | −16N | −38B | +53N | =56N | −49B | F | −47N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Lincke, Paul | 1535 | SUI | −22B | F | −45N | =47B | −32N | =51B | +57N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1410 | -10.0 |
| 56 | Baumgartner, Hanspeter | 0 | SUI | −48N | F | −24B | −36N | =54B | +50N | −25B | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 1378490 | 0 | — | −19N | −30N | −23B | F | +58B | −41N | −55B | −50N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.50 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Julmy, Friedgard | 0 | SUI | =28B | −24N | −42B | −52N | −57N | −53B | −51N | F | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Samuel, Raphael | 1703 | SUI | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1089 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Haltmeier BrunoSUI+86.86.0 pts · #3
- 2Tschurr, ChristofSUI+37.45.5 pts · #5
- 3Bodmer, MarcelSUI+35.06.5 pts · #1
- 1Kraehenbuehl, JeanSUI-38.03.0 pts · #35
- 2Jansen, BertSUI-35.24.0 pts · #20
- 3Cauderay, PhilippeSUI-33.42.0 pts · #56
- R1+195 Elo gap
- R7+193 Elo gap
- R3+153 Elo gap